BEIS Secondment to ISC 2020: Market Structures and the Industrial Strategy

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PROPOSED SECONDMENT ACTIVITIESActivities and justification:- Provide expertise in industrial organization and macroeconomics to aid the BEIS Industrial Strategy Council research team. - Develop academic research towards a policy audience, resulting in a research paper with the BEIS Industrial Strategy Council research team. - Analyse UK business microdata to inform decision making from a quantitative perspective.- Use data/econometric/statistical analysis to aid evidence-based policy. - Disseminate research findings among policy user-groups; academic researchers; and other organizations.- Attend team meetings, where appropriate, to present and discuss research findings or progress.Further justification:- The activities above contribute towards the Industrial Strategy white paper theme "Business Environment". - The activities will improve the delivery of the industrial strategy by addressing supply-side economic factors.Approximate timetable: - 1-6 months data access, cleaning and analysis. - 6-12 months write-up, incorporate feedback, and disseminate via meetings and presentations.KEY DELIVERABLES1. Policy report- Timetable: Final paper to be published at project close. Working drafts to be circulated among BEIS team as appropriate.- Justification: Main output of the project to help guide the industrial strategy on their deliverable to address UK business environment.2. Blog post- Timetable: To be released in conjunction with final publication.- Justification: Provide a lay overview of the main outcomes of the more technical full publication.3. Presentation (if appropriate)- Timetable: To be delivered at project end to BEIS team.- Justification: To summarise findings and guide policy recommendations.